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ABSTRACTSchool leadership is the most important condition in the 21st century affecting teacher's willingness to remain teaching at their school. Teachers who indicated that they plan to remain teaching in their school were twice as likely to agree they work in trusting and supportive environment. In Davao City, it is on how the public secondary school heads and department headsplanning competence establishes a systematic course of action for self and others in order to accomplish objectives; determines priorities and allocates resources effectively. It is in this premise that the researcher being an officer in charge in one of the schools in the third district of Davao City wanted to find out the school heads and department headscapability to manage the school and raise the achievement test results of the school. The study sought to address the following statement on the level of planning competence and decision making skills of the public secondary school heads and department heads in the selected schools of the third district of Davao City. The significant relationship between demographic Profile and Planning Competence and demographic Profile and Decision Making Skills, significant relationship between planning competence and decision making skills This study used the descriptive correlational method and survey method for the data collection. There were 81 respondents of the study from Davao City school who are school heads and department heads. School heads and department heads are highly competent in their planning ability. There is a manifestation of very high decision making skills of school heads and department heads in the selected schools of Davao City. There is a significant relationship in the demographic profile of the school heads to their planning competence and decision making skills. The more they are competent in planning, the more skillful they are as decision makers in their respective field of interest. Hence, planning competence is good determinant in the decision makings of school and department heads. It is recommended that the school heads may continue to maintain this level by sustaining its ability to manage the time effectively, conduct regularly productive meetings that build mutual trust and respect and having a clear vision of professional responsibility. Moreover, It is recommended that the school heads and departments may continue to develop good disposition in making decision, have the ability to weigh things into proper perspective in deciding matters that will benefit the academe and the stakeholders and being responsive to the suggestions to attain cohesive and solid collaboration.Keywords: Planning Competence, Decision Makings Skills, School Heads, Department Heads, Philippines

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